Post by Petar Bajić

How does one ensure capacity design and structural safety under intense seismic actions, when geometry of reinforced concrete Core Walls diverge from simple rectangular cross-sections ? 📈🏢 In this lecture for the Serbian Association for Earthquake Engineering (SUZI)—which I delivered some time ago, yet remains highly relevant to today's complex design challenges—I addressed this by outlining practical calculation steps under Eurocode 1998-1. Fully utilizing complex geometry of Core Walls, as an integral section, has the potential to deliver safer designs with lower material quantities and, consequently, a reduced carbon footprint. This lecture sits at the crossroads of my experience in designing large-scale landmark structures and my research into structural and material optimization, with the ultimate goal of building more sustainable and resilient structures 📺 Check out the full video here: https://lnkd.in/e6eKgRvS #EarthquakeEngineering #Eurocodes #RCDesign #ValueEngineering #Decarbonization #SAEE #Sustainability #CoreWall